Total wagering rose in August at Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino, but admissions fell when compared with last August, according to the latest figures from the Indiana Gaming Commission.

In August 2011, $218 million was wagered at the riverboat casino in Elizabeth, Ind., the nearest riverboat casino to Louisville. Last month, the amount wagered rose to $221 million, an increase of 1.4 percent from a year earlier.

The total amount won at the casino in August 2012 was $23.9 million, compared with $22.5 million in August 2011, an increase of 6.27 percent.

Horseshoe significantly outperformed the Indiana Ohio River valley casinos as a whole, which had only a 1.3 percent increase in the amount won from August 2011 to August 2012. Indiana’s other Ohio River Valley casinos are Belterra, Casino Aztar, French Lick, Hollywood and Rising Star.

However, the news was not all good. Attendance at Horseshoe Southern Indiana for August 2012 was 183,350, which was 2 percent less than the 198,698 tallied in August 2011.

The amount wagered on table games last month was $19.8 million, a slight increase from the $19.3 million wagered in August 2011. And the amount wagered in slot machines was $201 million last month, a 1.1 percent increase over the $198.8 million wagered in August 2011.

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